Common name: Annual Cosmos
Botanical name: Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus is an annual. Blossoms with tufted yellow centers and rays in white and shades of pink, rose, lavender, purple, or crimson, bloom in spring and summer. Deadhead to encourage more blooms. Cosmos will self-sow. It prefers full sun and well-draining soil.

Common name: Rosea Tree Mallow
Botanical name: Lavatera thuringiaca 'Rosea'

Lavatera thuringiaca 'Rosea' is an evergreen shrub that grows 6'-8' tall and 4' wide. The leaves are green with a maple-like form. It produces pink blossoms.

Common name: Hidcote English Lavender
Botanical name: Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'

Deep violet-purple flower spikes fill the air with their sweet, intoxicating fragrance all summer long. Though this cultivar has been grown for over 50 years, it remains one of the most popular today. Its compact habit and relatively short stature makes it a good choice for edging. Lavender has been grown for centuries for its intensely fragrant flowers and beautiful appearance. It is a staple item of every sunny garden, and its dried flowers are widely used in potpourris and arrangements.

Common name: Rozanne Cranesbil
Botanical name: Geranium 'Rozanne'

'Rozanne' is a beautiful and heat tolerant perennial. It quickly reaches 1.5' tall and 2' wide. 2" wide, blue violet flowers with purple veins and white centers bloom in summer but will continue if fall if spent flowers are removed. Foliage is a bright green that is finely divided and delicate looking. This mounding plant does best in full sun but will appreciate afternoon shade in hot inland areas. It needs regular watering and more during hot summer months. It does best in fertile, moist, well draining soil. Looks great in containers, spilling over walls, and borders.

Common name: Blue Fescue, Blue Fescue Grass
Botanical name: Festuca glauca

This ground cover/grass will grow less than 1' tall and has small, blue-green, evergreen leaves that are very thin and hair-like. Flowers appear in the summer but are insignificant. This dependable but short-lived ground cover prefers full sun in coastal areas and afternoon shade in warm inland areas. It needs well draining soil and is drought tolerant once it's established. Leaves may burn during the summer but trim in winter to keep it looking refreshed. Does not tolerate wet soil.